{"id":104267,"date":"2025-10-26T01:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/104267\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T01:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:36:13","slug":"at-55-tess-daly-reveals-how-rebounding-keeps-her-fit-and-energised-and-the-science-backs-her-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/104267\/","title":{"rendered":"At 55, Tess Daly reveals how rebounding keeps her fit and energised \u2013 and the science backs her up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite announcing she’s leaving Strictly<\/a>, Tess Daly<\/a> isn’t hanging up her dancing shoes just yet. At 55, the presenter has found a fitness routine that\u2019s focused on fun.<\/p>\n

These days, her workouts<\/a> start not with a treadmill<\/a> or weights session<\/a>, but with a dance<\/a>. ‘I put the music on really loud and I just dance like a madwoman,’ she tells WH. ‘No one can see me, you know? I\u2019ve got my arms in the air, I get my knees up, I\u2019m just jumping around, making shapes, looking ridiculous. But the endorphins totally kick in.’<\/p>\n

Music, she says, is her ultimate motivator. ‘It switches up your mood, changes how you feel, kicks in the serotonin<\/a> \u2013 the happy hormones. It\u2019s a vital part of my day.’<\/p>\n

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Once she\u2019s loosened up, Tess often turns to another unconventional \u2013 but highly effective \u2013 movement: ‘rebounding<\/a>‘ on a mini trampoline. ‘Bouncing up and down gets the endorphins going \u2013 it\u2019s the best wake-up,’ she says. ‘If I do a minute on, a minute off, for just three minutes, I feel energised and awake.’<\/p>\n

Science backs her up. A 2019 study<\/a> in Clinical Interventions in Aging found that women who rebounded twice a week for 12 weeks improved balance, coordination and mobility \u2013 all while putting less strain on their joints than high-impact workouts.<\/p>\n

For Tess, it\u2019s all about movement that feels good. ‘It\u2019s not just about the gym,’ she says. ‘I think it\u2019s also about mindset \u2013 about being kind to yourself.’<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, she swaps the trampoline for stillness. ‘I love to stretch<\/a> before bed,’ she says. ‘Everything is quiet for 10 or 15 minutes and I\u2019m just in the moment. It settles my mind and helps me have a more restful sleep<\/a>.’<\/p>\n

Whether she\u2019s dancing or bouncing, Tess’ fitness approach is refreshingly simple: move in ways that make you happy, and the rest will follow. <\/p>\n

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